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Iran temporarily shuts consulate general in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Iran on Thursday announced that it was temporarily closing its Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province and moving it to Kabul amid the escalating violence between government forces and insurgent Taliban, which has
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Afghan President Ghani arrives in Balkh amid escalating violence in northe
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday arrived in Mazar-e-Sharif city in the northern Balkh province, amid escalating violence in the Northern Province.
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Afghan forces kill 80 Taliban terrorists, repel Mazar-i-Sharif
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan armed forces said on Tuesday that they have repulsed a Taliban offensive in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, with over 80 militants killed in the operation.
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India urges its nationals around Mazar-e-Sharif to leave Afghanistan, arra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mazar-e-Sharif (Balkh) [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Taliban offensive in Afghanistan, India has asked its nationals to leave from places in and around Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province.
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1 civilian killed, 3 injured in roadside blast in Afghanistan's Balkh prov
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): One civilian was killed and three more were injured in a roadside blast in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of the Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday.
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1 killed, 6 injured in Afghanistan's Balkh province blast
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Balkh [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): One civilian was killed and six others were injured in a blast on Thursday afternoon in Afghanistan's Balkh province, TOLO News reported citing security sources.
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Afghan security forces re-capture Balkh's Kaldar district from Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 27 (ANI): The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has re-captured the Kaldar district of Afghanistan's Balkh province, from the Taliban, local media reported.
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Afghan forces kill 81 terrorists in northern Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 81 terrorists were confirmed dead as the Afghan forces, backed by helicopter gunships and fighting planes, launched airstrikes in northern Balkh province on Saturday, said an army statement released here Sunday.
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Afghanistan: Taliban demanding funds, recruiting people in Balkh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 22 (ANI): The Taliban in Balkh province are collecting funds forcefully and also recruiting local people, according to officials.
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Afghanistan: Taliban imposes new severe restrictions on women, media in Ba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balkh [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): Residents of Balkh were stupefied to receive distributed leaflets by the Taliban wherein they were ordered to follow strict rules that are similar to those they had imposed on Afghans when they last governed the country from 1996 to 2001.
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4 injured in mortar round explosion in Afghanistan's Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): Four persons were injured on Thursday in an explosion at the residence of Atta Mohammad Noor, the former governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 33 Taliban terrorists in northern Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): As fighter planes struck Taliban gatherings in Kaldar and Shortepa districts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Wednesday, a total of 33 terrorists were confirmed dead, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said
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